Rafa plans to end Blues stay with silver lining

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez hopes to be employed by a leading club next season but first plans to satisfy his thirst for silverware at Stamford Bridge.

On Monday, the Blues beat Manchester United to advance to the FA Cup semi-finals and play Rubin Kazan in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tonight in their third of six games in 16 days.

Benitez’s appointment in November until the end of the season was prompted by the Champions League winners’ group-stage elimination from the same tournament. The Spaniard, an unpopular appointment due to his prior association with Liverpool, declined to look too far beyond winning the next game, but felt compelled to comment on his own future.